PHILOSOPHIES OF INTERLENDING IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Abstract

A study of the reasons why public libraries in the Province of Ontario, Canada, participate in interlending reveals two philosophies. Some librarians and writers believe that interlending is a part of the library community's obligation for universal availability of publications. Others see it as elitist, spending an undue share of resources on a small user group, and as inequitable, putting an unfair burden on large libraries. Clear formulations of the rationale and financial basis for interlending are needed.

Citation

Tague, J. and Wolfe, M.K. (1988), "PHILOSOPHIES OF INTERLENDING IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb008571